Measures of Multimorbidity Identified
| Diagnosis Based Measures | Medication Based Measures |
|---|---|
| Adjusted Clinical Groups (ACG) System version25 | Chronic Disease Score (CDS)/Rx-Risk15–17 |
| Charlson index18 | Simple count of drug types prescribed43 |
| Cumulative Index Illness Rating Scale (CIRS)26,27 | Morbidity Drug Burden Index (MDBI)44,45 |
| Disease count | Nursing home multimorbidity matrix46 |
| Duke Severity of Illness Checklist (DUSOI )28 | |
| Elixhauser index31 | |
| Functional Comorbidity Index (FCI)32–34 | |
| Geriatric Index of Comorbidity (GIC)35 | |
| Hierarchical Coexisting Conditions (HCCs)36 | |
| Index of Co-Existent Disease (ICED)37 | |
| Seattle Index of Comorbidity (SIC)38,39 | |
| Self-Administered Comorbidity Questionnaire (SCQ)40 | |
| Disease Burden (Bayliss)41,42 |
Note: Only key references given in this table.